quote:The Southeastern Conference and CBS have reworked their long-term contract in light of the SEC's new 24-hour channel and the additions of Texas A&M and Missouri, according to sources. The terms of the deal are expected to remain intact ($55 million per year until 2023-24), with CBS lifting the exclusive 3:30 p.m. broadcast window so the SEC can air football games on its ESPN-operated channel on Saturdays.

CBS owned exclusive rights to the prime broadcast spot for its “SEC on CBS” game of the week. CBS still picks the top SEC game each week and owns rights to the league championship game in Atlanta.

The SEC Network plans to broadcast three football games per Saturday, so it will be interesting to see which matchups it rolls out during the mid-day swing that CBS enjoys. The SEC will likely aim for high-powered football matchups -- not just third-tier leftovers -- in the first few years of the network and possibly beyond.

re: CBS/SEC Network Games Question(Posted by tmc94 on 9/27/13 at 3:55 pm to Tiger Live2)

The 230 SECN is most likely going to be the shittiest matchup of the week. The point from ESPN/SECN perspective is it removes that game from competing with the more important prime time slots. Right now we often have 3 and sometimes 4 or 5 games all in prime time cannibalizing ratings.

This week it would be something like ASU-Mizzou. A game like that's ratings are going to be dismal, but Mizzou fans will watch so you might as well cannibalize the game on the network that isn't revenue sharing with us.